The 8.5-mile Conundrum Trail has a beginning elevation of 8,700 feet and rises to 11,200 feet. It is considered a difficult hike.

“Her friends who were with her did all they could to get help to her in time,” Kate DeForest wrote.

After receiving news of her death, DeForest’s parents traveled to the area to be with their beloved daughter.

“We have made a trip to Colorado to see her one last time and visit a place she loved here,” her mother wrote.

DeForest’s boyfriend also made the trip.

“I was lucky enough to get to see her one last time as she laid sleeping forever,” he posted on Facebook. “She was still just so beautiful... I want everyone to know she died the happiest she had ever been doing exactly what she loved.”